New Items In the Store!

Well, I've been telling you all how busy it has been - new stock arriving daily.

Books - lots of them!! On all topics imaginable! Well, yarn related topics, that is. We have new and restocked books on lace, on baby knits, on techniques, on felting - OH!! Speaking of felting...

We have carried roving for spinners for some time now. Mostly just in white or natural brown, in four ounce packages. Now, though, we've begun carrying roving in assorted colours. Why? Well - there has been an upswing in the interest in felting, thrumming, and needlefelting in recent times. So, to accomodate our customers who enjoy more than just knitting or crochet (or spinning or weaving or rug hooking - we have a lot of creative customers!) we have been providing a selection of one ounce packets of coloured roving. Also recently arrived are the deluxe needle felt kits, as well as some beginner needle felt starter packs from Fibre Trends.

As for thrumming - well, we've been experiencing a lot of freezing temperatures here of late. It might seem like "closing the barn door after the horse has left", but knitting yourself up some warm thrummed mittens might just help to keep you thinking warm thoughts. We do offer thrummed mitten kits, which have not yet arrived, but you can easily make up your own. A good wool, in worsted weight or even a chunkier weight, and some of the roving, and you can create super warm mittens that are lined with soft wool, that will naturally nestle your hand in coziness when you wear them.

If you don't want to thrum your mittens, you can still make warm felted mittens. Knit up in wool, such as Patons Classic Merino http://www.ramwools.com/index.cfm?pageID=3&section=117&prodID=3060 (there are other choices, come on in or check our website for more wools - just avoid any that say "superwash") and then wash it in hot water until it fulls, or "felts". It will shrink a little, and become a thick felt-like fabric that will keep your hands toasty warm!

We also have a new yarn - Chanson http://www.ramwools.com/index.cfm?mysearch=chanson&pageID=28 - but if you are on our email list, you will already know about that! The colours are just gorgeous, and in bright cheerful spring colours! We'll beat this horrible cold weather one way or another. If not with thrummed or felted mittens, then with thoughts of spring and light sweaters or shrugs for those warm spring days that really are just around the corner.